Fixture for curtain and drapery rods



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BY @Mmh WWW United States Patent FIXTURE FOR CURTAIN AND DRAPERY RODS William D. Kelvington, Meadow Lands, Pa. Filed Jan. 21, 1959, Ser. No. 788,198

6 Claims. (Cl. 248-265) This invention relates to curtain and drapery rod fixtures and more particularly to an easily installed, adjustable fixture which is easily manufactured at a low unit cost and which is practical in its use.

An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive, practical drapery and curtain rod fixture which may be adjusted so that the draperies or curtains are supported in a neat, orderly and straight condition.

One of the features of the invention is found in the base of the fixture which has an adjustment by which to compensate for various shape of wood trim or metal trim around the edge of a window and on which the fixture is secured. Some trim is quite ornamental, or sloped or otherwise configured so that an ordinary mounting bracket cannot be used with success. A fixture in ac: cordance with the invention has the mounting bracket made so that it is adjustable to compensate for these different variations.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide an extended arm which is adjustably attached to the mounting base. The adjustment is very simple in construction and to use. This is important because prior fixtures that are capable of adjustment ordinarily involve much more complicated arrangements. The extended arm may be attached to the mounting bracket by a single rivet or other pivot and is held in an extended position by abutment of a setscrew with a surface of the mounting bracket. By adjusting the setscrew, either before or after the curtains or draperies are hung, the curtain or drapery rod may be made to be absolutely horizontal. The setscrew is so located that it is easily accessible for adjustment, even after the curtains or draperies are hung.

The fixture does not require special curtain or drapery rods. Commercially available drapery and curtain rods of any type are usable with the fixtures, thereby making the fixture a practical device that can be merchandised as an item that is useful with rods which may already be owned by individuals.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a window and draperies on a drapery rod held by a pair of fixtures in accordance With the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal top view of the fixtures in Figure 1, the drapery rod and drapery being removed.

Figure 4 is a top View of a modification by which to accommodate drapery or curtain rods of a type different from that shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the fixtures.

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the 2,937,838 Patented May 24, 1960 line 7-7 of Figure 6 and showing the adjustmentfor the fixture mounting bracket. f r In the accompanying drawings there is shown a pair of draperies 10 and m a conventional drapery rod 14. The draperties merely diagrammatically represent one of the numerous styles and types of draperies that could be used and also one of the many styles and types of curtains to dress window 16. The window has trim 18 along the vertical sides thereof and along the upper horizontal edge. This trim is also something which is quite variable in configuration. j

Fixture 20 (Figure 6) is the basic structure of the invention. The fixture 20 is made of a mounting bracket 22 and an extended arm 24 connected to the mounting bracket. Considering first the mounting bracket 22, it is made of two right angularly connected plates 26 and 28. Plate 26 fits flush against the outer edge of trim 18, while plate 28 fits across the front face of the trim. Due to the shape variation in the trim, setscrew 30 is furnished in a tapped aperture 32 in plate 28. By adjusting the setscrew 30, its inner end contacts the front face of trim 18 making it possible to have the front plate 28 securely fastened to trim 18 and in a vertical plane across the front face of the trim 18.

There are any number of additional apertures 34 in plate 28 these being for the convenience of the user in fastening the bracket 22 on place on trim 18 by a screw 36, nail or any other fastener which is furnished with the fixture or which is otherwise available. cars 38 and 40 are at the upper edge of plate 28, these extending rearwardly in the same direction as plate 26.,

They have apertures by which to accommodate screws 42, nails or other fasteners in order to securely attach.

the bracket to the trim 18 on the upper surface thereof. Plate 26 has a lower aperture 44 to receive a screw 46, nail or other fastener which engages the outeredge of trim 18. The plate 26 also has an upper aperture (unnumbered) accommodating rivet 48 or some, other type of pivot for extended arm 24.

The extended arm is made of a flat plate 50 having a slot 52 extending lengthwise thereof. The extended arm is on the outside surface of plate 26 and mounted pivoally by means of rivet 48. A stop 54 is connected with the extended arm and is composed of a setscrew 56, for adjustment, carried by a depending ear 58. The ear extends from one edge of depending car 60, and the latter is coplanar with plate 50 and depends from the lower edge thereof. It is evident from inspection of Figure 6 that'the position of the arm 24 is varied by adjusting screw 56 whose inner end abuts the outer surface of mounting bracket plate 28.

Reference is now made principally to Figure 2 where drapery rod 14 is shown in section. The drapery rod, being conventional, is furnished with conventional hangers 67 by which the drapery material is supported. One of. the hangers 68 is secured on the inside surface of extended arm 24 by a bolt 70 which passes through one of the apertures in hanger 68 and through slot 52. The slot permits the hanger 68 to be adjusted lengthwise of the extended arm 24. Reference is now made principally to Figure 4. This figure shows another use of slot 52 in extended arm 24. Instead of supporting hanger 68,

extended arm 24 may support a hanger 68m composed of a fiat plate with an upwardly opening saddle 78 at its outer extremity. The upwardly opening saddle supports another type of conventional drapery or curtain rod 14a, for instance a cafe curtain rod which is ordinarily a cylindrical rod. It is apparent now that hanger 68 may be further varied to accommodate any other type of conventional curtain rod or drapery rod without altering the basic structure of the fixture 20.

In use, the bracket 22 is installed as described store- Two horizontal said. The extended arm 24 is leveled by adjusting the stop 54 and more specifically, by adjusting screw 56 thereof. If an absolutely level drapery or curtain does not result, after installation, it is very easy to further adjust screw 56 after the curtains or draperies have been hung.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A fixture for curtains, draperies and the like to hold the rods therefor, said fixture comprising a mounting bracket, an extended arm pivoted to said mounting bracket and by which to support the rod, and means connected with said extended arm and engageable with said bracket for leveling said extended arm, said mounting bracket being made of right angular connected plates one of which is adapted to engage and be secured to the outer edge surface of the trim around a window and the other of which is adapted to fit over the front face of the trim, and means connected with said other plate for contacting the front face of thetrim and being adjusted to compensate for different configurations of trim, said means for adjusting said extended arm including a setscrew carried by said extended arm and engaging said other plate of said bracket so that upon adjustment of the last mentioned setscrew said extended arm is pivotally adjusted with reference to said bracket, said extended arm being mounted on the outer surface of said bracket plate which fits against the outer surface of the trim.

2. The fixture of claim 1 wherein said extended arm has a slot extending lengthwise therein to accept a fastener that holds a curtain or drapery rod hanger in a selected adjusted position at various stations along the length of said slot.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said other plate has mounting ears at the upper edge thereof and provided with apertures by which to accommodate fasteners to hold the bracket fastened to the upper surface of the trim around the window.

4. The fixture of claim 3 wherein there is a group of apertures in said other plate by which to accommodate additional fasteners at selected positions of said bracket to further anchor said bracket to the trim.

5. A supporting fixture for curtain and drapery rods, comprising in combination a right angle bracket includ ing a vertical front plate and a vertical side plate provided at one side edge of the front plate, said bracket being adapted to be secured to a window trim with the front and side plates thereof disposed at the front face and outer side edge of the trim respectively, said front plate being provided with a screw-threaded aperture, an adjusting screw positioned in said aperture and adapted to abut the front face of the trim, a pivot element provided on said side plate, a rod supporting arm having one end thereof mounted on said pivot element and extending in parallel with the side plate forwardly of the front plate, a depending lug provided intermediate the ends of said arm and disposed in forwardly spaced substantially parallel relation to the front plate, and an adjusting screw carried by said lug and abutting said front plate whereby said arm may be pivotally adjusted relative to said bracket.

6. The device as defined in claim 5 together with a mounting ear provided at and extending rearwardly from the upper edge of said front plate for supporting engagement with an upper edge of said trim.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,056,592 Schneider Mar. 18, 1913 2,479,452 Albero Aug. 16, 1949 2,729,016 McDaniel Jan. 3, 1956 

